Algae ID

stonecoldant316 · Oct 7, 2020

Can anyone tell me what this is? I figure it's some sort of macro algae but maybe it's obviously something else?

WIReefer · Oct 9, 2020

I’m not 100% sure on this I have an idea but let me bump this for you!

Dark_Knightt · Oct 9, 2020

Well first pic, that encrusting stuff kinda looks like coralline algae, not sure though. Second pic is most likely hair algae, but it could be developed dinoflaglattes. WHat are your PO4 and N3?

stonecoldant316 · Oct 10, 2020

Dark_Knightt said:
Well first pic, that encrusting stuff kinda looks like coralline algae, not sure though. Second pic is most likely hair algae, but it could be developed dinoflaglattes. WHat are your PO4 and N3?

In the first pic I was trying to capture the green blade of something, I know the other stuff is coralline which I'm happy with.

The second pic definitely has hair algae but if you look closely it's also got that singular blade/leaf of whatever. Interesting you mentioned Dino's, I just finished a few months battle with them (thanks to silica dosing and an over wanted and over flowed UV sterilizer). Both no3 and po4 are quite high at the moment since I was trying to combat the Dino's. They went from 0's to no3@25 and [email protected] <-not a typo.

stonecoldant316 · Oct 10, 2020

Actually the po4 could be quite a bit higher, it's showing 200+ on my Hannah ulr.

Dark_Knightt · Oct 10, 2020

stonecoldant316 said:
In the first pic I was trying to capture the green blade of something, I know the other stuff is coralline which I'm happy with.

The second pic definitely has hair algae but if you look closely it's also got that singular blade/leaf of whatever. Interesting you mentioned Dino's, I just finished a few months battle with them (thanks to silica dosing and an over wanted and over flowed UV sterilizer). Both no3 and po4 are quite high at the moment since I was trying to combat the Dino's. They went from 0's to no3@25 and [email protected] <-not a typo.

Ook then its probably hair algae. Im currently battling dinos but ive been told hair algae and bubble algae are very common after getting rid of dinos. Its prolly just hair algae. Pull it out by hand or get an emerald crab or smth to eat it. Im thinking the blade like algae could be bryopsis

stonecoldant316 · Oct 10, 2020

Dark_Knightt said:
Ook then its probably hair algae. Im currently battling dinos but ive been told hair algae and bubble algae are very common after getting rid of dinos. Its prolly just hair algae. Pull it out by hand or get an emerald crab or smth to eat it. Im thinking the blade like algae could be bryopsis

Ahh I was hoping it wasnt bryopsis. I had to battle that once too and nearly killed my nem in the process. They dont seem to enjoy fluconazole. Thanks for replying!

Dark_Knightt · Oct 10, 2020

stonecoldant316 said:
Ahh I was hoping it wasnt bryopsis. I had to battle that once too and nearly killed my nem in the process. They dont seem to enjoy fluconazole. Thanks for replying!

I acc had a slight bryopsis prob after i had added my first livesotkc to the tank, clowns, but then i added an emerald crab right onto the bryopsis and it ate all of it in 2 days

stonecoldant316 · Oct 10, 2020

Dark_Knightt said:
I acc had a slight bryopsis prob after i had added my first livesotkc to the tank, clowns, but then i added an emerald crab right onto the bryopsis and it ate all of it in 2 days

Yeah I love my Emerald, although I don't think he's hungry enough lately, has too large of a selection lol.